mercredi 26 novembre 2008

Daring Bakers' November Challenge

This month's DB challenge was very fun to do! It is my first time 'browning butter' and making 'caramels' and oh! the smell is unbelievable! My whole house is inprinted with the smell. I do hope it stays for a long time or else I might resort to compulsively 'brown butter' every day.

It has been a while since I indulged in DB. I have, however, hungrily stared at every month's past challenge and scanned many pictures of them. Sadly, Priorities (note the capital P) and work come first. I managed to find a spot for this lovely challenge and so without another moment's delay, I present you with this month's recipe!

Overall, it was a moderatly diffucult recipe. If you follow the instructions carefully however, there should be no hitch. The cake is a little dry but light, I loved the caramel syrup and how it smelled. The icing hardened a little after a day but I heard it was normal. The main drawback was the sweetness even though I used less sugar in the cake the icing was overpowering. Sadly, I will not be doing this recipe again.